Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti

ERGNETI, 10 December 2010 - The eighth regular meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place today in Ergneti, co-facilitated by OSCE and the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM).

Participants exchanged information and views on a number of Administrative Boundary Line related incidents, on questions related to the course of the boundary, and crossing procedures. Issues under discussion also included the fate of detainees on both sides. The discussion took place in a constructive atmosphere and agreement was reached to hold the next meeting on 21 January 2011 in the same format.

The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism was created in February 2009 as a result of the Geneva Discussions that followed the 2008 conflict. The meetings are an opportunity to discuss, among other issues: identification of potential risks, follow-up on incidents and exchange information, as well as problems affecting the communities on a daily basis. Regular meetings of the mechanism broke down in October 2009 and resumed in October 2010.